More women than men plan to wear a mask due to COVID-19 as long as public health experts like those at the CDC recommend, according to a survey conducted by WebMD.
Their survey shows that 73% of women will continue to wear masks "on the recommendation of public health experts", against 63% of men.
On the other hand, 126 people declared that they did not "wear a mask", of which 6% were women and 11% were men.
Their responses are included in the responses of 2,181 adults who participated in all or part of the survey between April 1 and April 5, 2021. The margin of error was plus / minus 2.1%.
Other answers to the question "How long do you plan to always wear a mask because of COVID-19?" included until "I am fully vaccinated". A total of 131 respondents chose this answer, of which 5% were women and 9% were men.
Only nine people said they would wear a mask until they received the first dose of one of the vaccines.
Another 176 respondents said they would wear a mask for as long as their workplace or school required, of which 8% were women and 10% were men.
166 other people chose "other" when asked how long they would wear a mask because of COVID-19, of which 7% were women and 6% were men.
Respondents were given the opportunity to explain this choice. Comments included "forever", "long term" and "for the rest of my life." I'm not kidding either ". Other explanations included "until I felt safe," "if necessary in a company I enter," or comments on their immunization status.
Mask after COVID-19?
The survey also asked, "Apart from the COVID pandemic, at what other times do you plan to wear a mask in the future?" Unlike the first question, where people could only select one answer, this question allowed respondents to select all that applied.
With the exception of "other", all responses differed considerably between men and women.
For example, 38% of women and 27% of men planned to wear a mask during traditional cold and flu season.
In addition, 54% of women against 40% of men plan to wear a mask "in case of illness". A slightly lower percentage said they would wear a mask when others were sick, 52% of women and 37% of men.
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In addition, 47% of women and 37% of men plan to wear a mask in crowded public places. When asked specifically about public transport, 34% of women and 26% of men plan to put on a mask.
Interestingly, 17% of women and 30% of men said they plan to 'never' wear a mask outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the 8% of women and 7% of men who chose "other" developed their response. "When I think it is necessary", "not sure" and "to the doctor" were among the responses.
Answers by age
Responses to the two survey questions also varied by age. The survey classified age into three groups: under 35, 35 to 54, and 55 and over.
The only significant difference between all age groups was those who indicated that they "do not wear a mask" in response to the first question about how long they plan to wear such protection because of COVID- 19. The distribution was 11% of those under 35, 9% of those between 35 and 54 and 4% of the oldest age group.
Those who said they never plan to wear a mask outside of the COVID-19 pandemic included 22% of the youngest group, 25% of 35 to 54 and 17% of the 55 and over group.
Older respondents to Question 2 also indicated that they plan to take more precautions in crowded places: 50% of the 55 and over group plan to wear a mask, compared to 41% of the middle age group and 38% of the youngest group. .
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